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Nebraska Governor Vetoes Nurse Practitioner Regulation Bill

Nebraska
The Nebraska Nurse Practitioner Network

By Associated Press
Posted: April 22, 2014 - 2:00 pm ET

Nurse practitioners will still need to collaborate with physicians to practice in Nebraska, after the governor vetoed a bill that would have changed state regulations.

Gov. Dave Heineman on Tuesday vetoed the bill, which removed the requirement that nurses have an integrated practice agreement with a collaborating physician in order to practice in Nebraska. In the final vote, legislators had approved the measure unanimously.

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